Insect trap



May 6 1924.

R. R. STRONG INSECT TRAP Filed Aug. 24, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A TTORNE Y5 May 6, 1924.

- 1,493,132 R. R. STRONG INSECT TRAP Filed Aug. 24. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WHNEssEs- 6 a -INVENTOR .4 TTORNE Y s Patented May 6, 1924.

PATEnrho RUSSELL ROBERT s'rzaone, or ANACONDA, MONTANA; 1

H i g msnczr TRAP;

Application filed August 24, 1923. Serial .ll'o, 659,193.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSELL ROBERT STRONG, a citizen of the Unitedstateaand resident of'Anaconda, in the County of Deer- 5 lodge and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect Traps, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in insect traps, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and. arrangements herea in described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and reliable device which afiords facilities for effecting the extermination of flies and like insects in a thoroughly sanitary manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which provides a case into which the flies or like insects may be lured and confined, means being associated with the case for holding a substance poisonousto the im prisoned insects in a position accessible to the insects and removable means bemg associated therewith for receiving the dead'in sects, whereby the latter may befquickly and conveniently removed from the case and disposed of in any suitable manner. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompany-- ing drawings, in whicha Figure 1 1s a perspective view showing a trap embodying the invention, certain'of thereof, the view being taken along'the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a transverse section ,through a container comprised in the device for holding a lure for the insects, and

' Figure 5 is a -perspective view of one of the inlets "of the trap detached from the body of the latter. -i

In carrying out my invention, I provide a box-like case designated generally at 1 -56 which comprises a'body formed of a plural- Y portion of the tubular inlet member. 12

-17 which are secured to the shelf 14:, the depending arms '16' of the brackets tapering ity' of vertically disposed substantially rectangular members 2 and a substantially rectangular bottom 3 secured together in any suitable known manner to provide a chamber therewithin, which chamber may be closed at its upper end through the agency of a removable cover or lid 4 which is comprised in the case and is adapted to fit upon the body of the case at the upper end of the latter. The lid 4 may be releasably'held in position to close the chamber within the body of the case at the upper end of the latter by means of any suitable fastening devices such as the hooks 5 carried'by the lid for engaging stud projections 6 carried by the vertical members of the body of the case. a a v- I One of the vertical members 2 of the body of the case. is provided with an opening 7 in the lower part thereof through which a drawer 8 may be inserted to extend 10 or other handle may be provided on the outerend 9.0fthedrawer for convenience in manipulating the latter. 1 I

Each of the remaining vertical members of the body of the case is provided with an opening 11.1ocatedabovethe level of the upper end of the opening 7 and receiving the outer end portion of a tubular inlet, member 12, the latter being provided with an annular enlargement or flange 13 for engaging with the inner face. of the vertical member 2 when theouter end of the tubular inlet member is'flush with the outer end of the opening .11,'whereby the major will be supported interiorly of the body of the case. A shelf 14 is associated with each of the'inlet members 12 and is removably 7 supported ,on' one 'of the vertical members 2 against the outer face ofthe latter through the agency of a pair of horizontally aligned substantially U-shaped guiding and" retaining clips 15 carried bythe vertical members 2 and the depending arms 16 of brackets in width toward-their lower ends and being adapted "to engage with the clips carrie by the vertical members 2 in suchmanner as to support the shelf 14 with the upper face thereof level with the lower side of the bore of the corresponding inlet member 12 and with the inner edge of the shelf 14 in level of the inlet membersf'l2 through'the agencyof brackets 19 carried by the shelves [and having depending arms". 20 engaging substantially \U-shaped clips which, protrude from the. inner faces of certain of the vertical members 2.

Each of the shelves 18 thus will be horishelf 18 is formed toprovide a depression or cavity 22 in its upper face forthe reflceptionof a suitable substance poisonous wifl e 1, like se sv ie e ib ten ay be .a powder indicated at in 1.

a The case 1 may provided 24 the upper! p t. of "che t e; v tical members 2 above "the level of the The lid 4: preferably is "provided with a handle bymeans of which the"lid may be conveniently removed from.and.-replaced on the body of the case, This'handlemay have the r o a p or ng 25st t e. upp

end of a shank 26 which extends 'vertil cally through the lid .4; centrallythereof and has I the lower end portio'n there'ofjifa shioned to provide; a hook 27 frorn whifch a :bait"rei 'i et box 8 m be e i pendedkt ha within the caseiwhen the lid. is in closed position at a level approximately the same as the inner shelves 18,; Therbait holding box 28 preferably comprisesa :body having a lid 30, the body and 'the lid; being provided with cooperative fastening. means, such as indicated at 31 whereby the .lidmay beareleasably held in closed position. .The lid 30 is provided with ,perforations 32 carries, a screw eye 33 for engaging with the hook :27 to support 'the 'ba'it dholding box from the lid 4 in. the manner describedz From the, foregoing, description of the various P s 4 f. h d v e thea pe ipn thereof may be readily. understood; tAny s itab e.su s e wh hw l si v bfi do attractive, to insects may be, placed within t ba h n 1 I p ih a be placed therewithin; vThe Lli'd-QQ tlien is placed in ,closed position and to ,the

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,whatisclaimed is a I r v A fly trap comprising a box-like case consisting I of a body j having vertical 1 side wallsconnected together anda bottom conthat my. device provides means for causing the extermination of insects in a thoroughly sanitary mannersince the insects which are afiected by a substance poisonous to such v insects are confined and are not permitted totly or crawl into or'onto various 'r ide ,bf re their d h e ue .Me z ,x ver -th s bs e Whi t sp nou toi zontally disposed within 'theQcaSean-d each insects is held ina position accessible to the insects but inaccessible to small children edt-intarw t n t-f o wh h wa a be displaoed to fall intofood substances which [therefore consider as my own all lmodifi ca tionsand;adaptationsof the form'of the device herein described which fairly fall within the scope of the appended, claims. L Havingthus described the invention,

nected to the vertical walls, and a lid for holding the body otthe case at the upper;

endof the latter, said case'being provided avith a lateral opening in the .lower part -thereofi; a drawer adapted'to slide in said opening ,and having the outer end vportion thereof adapted to close said lateral opening when thedrawer has been inserted within the case, said case also having an'opening in a vertical wall thereof located at a level hi her han th upp end o ai st,

lnamed lateral opening; a tubular inlet mem:

her having the outer end portionthereof supported in said second named opening and extending into the case, means within the case for supporting a substance poisonous to insects, a shelf removably supported,

against an outer ,faee ofsaid-case in position to constitute an approach to said inlet ..;me eher aa dlm a on upp i g a lure h e V s for enticing'insects' to enter the case-through 'plece of partially decomposed meat, may r saidiinlet member; I

2. A trap of the character -described com- -prising Ia 'box li ke, case including a removable l id and- ;havi 'ng a lateral openingin the lower part ithereof a drawer {normally ,in-

,ter frtting thelowerportionof saidcase'and, I -lhavinezaport en the lo ng e a ral opening of thecase, said;; -case alsohaving Lii P-fiQPlId la eral. p ing.locatedv above the tubul %e f; .the firstnwed er l p n g a ar Inlet member havingthe outer end portion thereof supported within said secof said inlet member, said inner shelf hav- 0nd named lateral opening and protruding ing a depression in the upper face thereof interiorly of the case, a shelf removab'ly supfor receiving and supporting a substance 10 ported upon the case in position to conpoisonous to insects, and means for supportstitute an approach to the outer end of said ing Within the case a substance for giving inlet member, an inner shelf removably ofi' odors attractive to the insects. supported within the case above the level RUSSELL ROBERT STRONG. 

